Table 3.
Number of Preventive Care Topics by Survey in 2017−2018
| Reporting | BRFSS and BRFSS-SMART* | HRS | NAMCS | NHAMCS | NHANES | NHIS | MEPS | PSID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Self | Self | Provider | Provider | Self | Self | Self/insurance | Self | |
| Design | Cross-sectional | Longitudinal | Cross-sectional | Cross-sectional | Cross-sectional | Cross-sectional | Longitudinal | Longitudinal |
| Number of preventive care topics in core questionnaire (parentheses indicate topics in supplements) | ||||||||
| Major cardiovascular conditions | ||||||||
| Hypertension | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 4 |
| Hyperlipidemia | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| Diabetes | 8 (9) | 6 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 8 (9) | 3 | 3 |
| Screenings | ||||||||
| Breast cancer | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| Cervical cancer | 7 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 7 (12) | 4 | 0 |
| Colorectal cancer | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 13 (22) | 4 | 0 |
| Lung cancer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (5) | 0 | 0 |
| Prostate cancer | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 (4) | 3 | 0 |
| Personal history of cancer† | 12 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 (25) | 2 | 4 |
| Osteoporosis | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Lifestyle | ||||||||
| Exercise | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 3 (4) | 1 | 4 |
| Nutrition | 5 (2) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 4 (26) | 0 | 5 |
| Weight | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 4 |
| Sleep | 5 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Mental health | 5 (4) | 12 | 3 | 3 | 11‡ | 18 | 7 | 6 |
| Sexual history/health | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 47 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Tobacco | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 34 | 12 (29) | 7 | 9 |
| Alcohol | 5 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 5 |
| Drugs | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Vaccinations | ||||||||
| Influenza | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| Pneumonia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Tetanus | 2 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Zoster | 1 (1) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| Family history | ||||||||
| Family history | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5¶ | 1 (19) | 0 | 0 |
We counted the number of topics related to preventive care in 9 national surveys. Topics assessed during medical examination (physical, labs, and medications) were categorized by disease and not separately reported. Parentheses indicate topics asked in the NIHS Cancer Control Supplement (2015) or the BRFSS diabetes module (2018, only asked of participants in selected states)
*BRFSS and BRFSS-SMART questions were identical
†Included to establish screening eligibility
‡The 1 topic is the validated Patient Health Questionnaire-9 for depression
¶NHANES also asks about family history of asthma and angina, excluded from the topic count because of a focus on preventive care